Breitbart: TV ratings for the National Basketball Association have collapsed this year, a season that kicked off with the league bowing to communist China.
In October, just as the NBA’s 2019 pre-season was kicking off, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted a short message in support of the pro-democracy activists in China-controlled Hong Kong. The league immediately erupted in condemnation for the Rockets boss and bowed to Chinese authorities. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver quickly apologized to China.
League officials were not the only ones in basketball to take a knee before China. Many of the players, including star LeBron James, came to China’s side over the rights of the citizens of Hong Kong to live in a democracy.
Now, two full months after the NBA’s 2019 season launched, TV ratings have crashed over last year’s numbers, according to John Ouand.
On Monday, Ourand tweeted the “NBA’s TV scorecard so far,” and the numbers are not good.
Ourand posted that the NBA’s numbers are a sad story so far this season, with TNT down 23 percent and ESPN off 20 percent over last year. The league is showing “double digit drops nationally.” MORE
I haven’t watched the NBA since Larry Bird retired.
I never watch Basketball, not pro, not college.
I haven’t given a rats rear end about the NTBA (the T stands for thug) since the Seattle Supersonics went to Oklahoma City, no thanks to Howard Schulz.
NBwut? Haven’t watched since the Washington Bullets, Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld.
Since Bullets were too triggering (get it? Snicker) they changed the name to Wizards.
Pro sports isn’t what it once was. It’s surprising that athletes today can put their jerseys on over their swollen heads.
BUT I GOT HAIRY LEGS!!
Last game I watched was an ABA league game.
…why can’t anyone just, you know, play the GAME anymore, and shut the hell UP about everything ELSE…
The NBA is just a modern day minstrel show without the makeup.
Last game(s) I watched was when Jordan and Co. were killing the Knicks, gave up after that.
Is Jerry West still the NBA logo?
Support leBron and the other primitives with the tribal tattoos? You’re kidding.
There’s mainly one reason:
le bron james. That POS.
I thought “Turn away your current customers, because somebody who’s not your customer calls them ‘enemy,’ always wins over the latter as loyal, newer, better, customers.”? That’s what they say at all the kiosks that sell “business” en-titlements.
There are still plenty of suckers willing to pay money to watch matador defense, high-flying dunks by 6’8″ clowns, and flip over cars if they win the championship.
I quit watching peach basket ball when it became a full contact sport.
“The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.” – Robert Heinlein
If actors and pro sports figures relied on me for an income, they would have to be driving for Uber.™
In a sane world the ratings would have suffered a triple digit loss.
The net is 10 feet high.
The average player Height is 6 foot 7 inch.
Plus 3 foot 6 inch minimum arm length.
No Contact.
WHAT A FUCKIN SPORT!
They should wear helmets and allow helmet to helmet contact.
Soon, the players would all be out on concussion protocol,
and tv could broadcast more sitcoms and gameshows from the 1950’s.
Adam Silver – I bet his hero is Neville Chamberlain, the Appeaser-in-Chief.
@KCIR
Hockey is a better sport, by a long shot. But I am suspicious of the NHL.
The NHL will fall by the wayside too, I bet. It has already started down that road by reaching out to the queers.